New ‘sky train’ levitates on a magnetic track in the air and can glide along silently at speeds of up to 50mph without electricity

China is well known for its futuristic maglev trains, which use electromagnets to propel the vehicles over tracks at high speeds.

Now the country has unveiled its first suspended maglev line built with permanent magnets, which engineers claim can keep a ‘sky train’ afloat even without a power supply.

The 2,600ft experimental track, known as the Red Rail, is located in Xingguo county, Jiangxi province, in southern China.

It uses powerful …

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